On June 6, 2007 I went out and farmed these things. Kept a running count of how many I killed.
I was a 28 Whm/ 14 Blm in North Gustaberg on Zegham Hill. (No Treasure Hunter.)
Days: Watersday, Windsday, and Iceday
Moon: First Quarter moon (55%)
Bees killed: 112
Honey: 18 (18/112= 16.07%)
Beehive Chips: 25 (25/112= 22.32%)
Insect Wings: 7 (7/112= 6.25%)
Giant Stinger: 1 (1/112= 0.8926%)
I was to high for wind crystals to drop.
I was also on Lakshmi world, if it matters at all.
Edit:
The next day (June 7) I farmed them on Vomp hill in South Gustaberg. Again, 28 Whm/ 14 Blm. (No Treasure Hunter.)
Days: Earthsday, Watersday, Windsday, Iceday
Moon Waxing Gibbous (88%)- Full Moon (90%)
Bees killed: 154
Honey: 20 (20/154= 12.99%)
Beehive Chips: 31 (31/154= 20.13%)
Insect Wings: 14 (14/154= 9.091%)
Giant Stinger: 1 (1/154= 0.6494%)
I was to high for wind crystals to drop.
I don't why the drop rates are different, but they are similar. Choose for yourself if its significant or not.
As others have mentioned, some times I killed 10 and got nothing, and other times I killed 5 and wound up with 4 chips and 3 honeys. This might explain some of the differences (I might have been in a dry spell when I stopped in South Gustaberg or in a good spell in North Gustaberg.).
I think it is important to mention that I killed on all levels of both hills, moving up and down when I had cleared one area. I also used weapon skills when my TP got high enough, but did this equally (some say that effects your drop rate).
I hope this helps.
Edited, Jun 7th 2007 11:30pm by Zirgzar